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Hierarchy in the cockpit: How captains influence the decision-making of young and inexperienced first officers

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The present study aimed at investigating the extent to which Captains’ risky decisions influence young andinexperienced First Officers. Participants (i.e., student pilots who had almost completed their training) had todecide, alone or in a crew configuration, whether to continue or abort the landing according to four risk levels(safe, moderately risky, highly risky and extremely risky). In the lone pilot configuration, they made their decisionsby themselves, while in the crew configuration they were paired with a Captain who acted as a risk takerand almost always chose to land (except in extremely risky situations). The Captain’s mere presence led participantsto increase their risk-taking in moderately risky situations (before they even knew the Captain’s decision),supposedly in an attempt to look competent and impress their superior. In reaction to the Captain’sdecision to land, participants also increased their risk-taking in highly risky situations. This tendency waspositively correlated to the perceived authority of the Captain. Surprisingly, some participants sometimesinsisted on continuing the landing in extremely risky situations after the Captain asked for a go-around, suggestingthat some pilot students may greatly overestimate their piloting skills (i.e., Dunning Kruger effect). Someapplications of the present experimental protocol as training for student pilots are proposed.

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Psychologie
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hal-03556901 , version 1 (23-12-2023)

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Eve Fabre, Nadine Matton, Frédéric Beltran, Valeria Baragona, Cerise Cuny, et al.. Hierarchy in the cockpit: How captains influence the decision-making of young and inexperienced first officers. Safety Science, 2022, 146, pp.105536. ⟨10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105536⟩. ⟨hal-03556901⟩
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